No. 24 New College of Florida Women's Golf concluded its fall schedule with a fifth-place finish at the Southeastern University Fall Invitational at Grasslands Golf and Country Club in Lakeland.
The Mighty Banyans improved during each round of the tournament, following an opening-round 331 with a 325 in the second round and a tournament-low 323 in the final round. NCF finished the three-round event at 115-over with a team score of 979.
Senior Brittany Odic led the Mighty Banyans, tying for 10th in the 47-player field at 19-over.
TOURNAMENT NOTES
ODIC EARNS TOP-10 FINISH: Odic opened the tournament with a 7-over 79 before firing a 3-over 75 in the second round. She closed with an 81 to tie for 10th at 19-over with a three-round total of 235.
LUCHS CLIMBS IN FINAL ROUND: Senior Rebecca Luchs recorded rounds of 82 and 83 before closing with a 5-over 77, her lowest score of the tournament. Luchs climbed three positions during the final round to place 24th at 26-over with a total of 242.
MIKSOVSKA FINISHES INSIDE TOP 30: Redshirt freshman Tereza Miksovska improved by four strokes between the opening two rounds, following an 85 with consecutive rounds of 81. She tied for 27th at 31-over with a three-round total of 247.
FALLIS CONTRIBUTES THREE COUNTING SCORES: Junior Alexa Fallis recorded rounds of 85, 86 and 84 to place 34th at 39-over. All three of her rounds counted toward NCF's team score.
BALASKIEWICZ COMPLETES THE LINEUP: Senior Madison Blaskiewicz closed the tournament with her best round, improving from scores of 87 and 90 to an 86. She placed 36th at 47-over with a total of 263.
COMPETING INDIVIDUALLY: Junior Gabby Gionta competed as an individual and placed 37th at 51-over. She recorded rounds of 89, 86 and 92 for a three-round total of 267.
BY THE NUMBERS
5: NCF's finish in the eight-team field.
10: Odic's position on the individual leaderboard.
323: NCF's final-round score, its lowest team round of the tournament.
75: Odic's second-round score, the lowest round recorded by a Mighty Banyan.
8: Strokes NCF improved from the opening round to the final round.
Up Next: New College of Florida opens its spring schedule Feb. 8-9 at the 2027 Coastal Georgia Women's Winter Invitational.
